Diaz overwhelmed Penn with punches en route to a clear-cut
unanimous decision in the UFC
137 headliner on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in
Las Vegas, as he recorded his career-best 11th consecutive victory
and, with it, secured a coveted title shot against reigning
welterweight champion Georges
St. Pierre.

Beyond the outcome, rests the facts and figures. Here is a
by-the-numbers look at UFC 137 “Penn vs. Diaz,” with statistics
provided by FightMetric:

150: Total strikes by which Diaz
outlanded Penn in their action-packed three-round encounter. The
28-year-old Cesar
Gracie disciple connected on 125 punches in the second round
alone.

.500: Diaz’s winning percentage in
fights that have gone the distance. The former Strikeforce
champion started his career 1-5 in bouts involving the judges. Diaz
has not lost a decision since bowing to Sean Sherk at
UFC 59 in April 2006.

21: Appearances Penn has made inside
the Octagon, good for fifth on the all-time list. The Hawaiian
trails only Matt Hughes
(25), Tito
Ortiz (25), Randy
Couture (24) and Chuck
Liddell. Three of those men are in the UFC Hall of Fame and
Ortiz figures to someday join them.

1: Victory for Penn outside of the
lightweight division since 2005.

44: Significant strikes landed by
French kickboxer Cheick Kongo
in his unanimous decision victory over “The Ultimate Fighter”
Season 10 alum Matt
Mitrione in the co-main event. By comparison, Mitrione
connected on only 21.

100: Percentage of takedowns on which
Scott
Jorgensen was successful in his unanimous decision over
Jeff
Curran. Jorgensen -- who wrestled collegiately at Boise State
University, where he was a three-time Pac-10 Conference champion --
secured five takedowns in the match.

2,828: Days between Curran’s first UFC
appearance -- a decision loss to Matt Serra in
2004 -- and his return against Jorgensen, which also ended in his
defeat on points.